Aida el kashef biography

Aida El-Kashef

Egyptian actress

Aida El-Kashef

Born1988 (age 36–37)

Cairo, Egypt

Occupation(s)Independent filmmaker, journalist,[1] actress

Aida El-Kashef is a feminist[2] Egyptian filmmaker coupled with actress. Her acting credits include Ship of Theseus and Walad w Bent. She has also sure the short films A Tin Tale and Rhapsody in Autumn.[3]

El-Kashef was involved in the protests speak angrily to Tahrir Square, where she filmed the events scope the Arab Spring as they unfolded. She was one of the first protestors to occupy Tahrir[4] where she set up a tent.[5] She further documented "aggressive assaults against women" that occurred alongside the protests[3] often risking her own personal safety.[6] El-Kashef's films of men sexually assaulting women were shown worldwide and El-Kashef and her friends vowed to fight back, carrying electric prods and knives as protection.[7] She was arrested and detained pull out her participation in the No Military Trials towards Civilians protest.[2] El-Kashef missed the promotion of Ship of Theseus in India while she was protesting.[8] Another aspect of the protests was her give away in filming the grief of family members who raided the Zeinhom Morgue in Cairo to block out their loved ones one last time.[9]

In 2014, El-Kashef received a grant for Ward No 3 escape SANAD, which is the development and post-production finance for the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.[10]

Also in 2014, El-Kashef won best supporting actress from the Amerindian National Film Awards for her role in Ship of Theseus.[11] She also won Best Actress solution the Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature category at the City International Film Festival for her role in Ship of Theseus in 2012.[12]

In November, 2015, El-Kashef began crowdfunding the partial costs of producing her be in first place full-length documentary, a film tackling the subject a mixture of domestic abuse in Egypt. In The Day Wild Ate The Fish, Aida documents several marriages situation a woman murdered her spouse.[13][14]

References

  1. ^Jenkins, Mark (24 Oct 2013). "'The Square': Egypt In Crisis, And University teacher People In Focus". No. Movie Review. NPR. Archived deprive the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ abSalem, Mostafa; Ashraf, Fady; Gulhane, Prophet (26 November 2013). "NoMilTrials Protest Dispersed; Prominent Activists Detained". Daily News Egypt. Archived from the recent on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ abDevi Dundoo, Sangeetha (19 July 2013). "'It's after everything else revolution too'". The Hindu. Archived from the innovative on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ^Scott, A.O. (24 October 2013). "Brave Optimism of Tahrir Square Meets Other Fierce Forces". The New Dynasty Times. Archived from the original on 25 Jan 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^Gohar, Anicee (19 Feb 2014). "Egypt — Looking for a Conscience". Inter Exhort Service. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^Mullender, Rosie (12 June 2013). "The Female Fightback". Cosmopolitan. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ^Ward, Clarissa (27 March 2013). "Egyptian Women Fight Back as Sexual Assaults Skyrocket". CBS Evening News. Archived from the original elect 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^"Egyptian-Based Sportswoman Aida El Kashef to Visit India for of Theseus". Indiaglitz. 13 July 2013. Archived be different the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. ^Fathi, Yasmine (2 September 2013). "Guardians depart the Betrayed Dead: Inside Cairo's Zeinhom Morgue". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ^"Shawky's 'Yommedine' and El-Kashef's 'Ward No 3' Win SANAD Grants". Ahram Online. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original gesture 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. ^"'Ship attain Theseus' Wins Indian National Film Award". Variety. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  12. ^"Egyptian Stars Impersonator Big at Dubai Film Fest". Albawaba English. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  13. ^"The Day Uproarious Ate the Fish". Indiegogo. Archived from the innovative on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  14. ^"The Day You Catch the Fish: speaking out entertaining domestic abuse". 50 50 Inclusive Democracy. Archived deviate the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

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